CVE-2022-1087
Published: 29 March 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-1087 is a low-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Htmly Htmly. Its CVSS base score is 3.5 (Low).
Operationally, ranked in the top 44.9% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-24431
Vulnerability details
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in htmly 5.3 whis affects the component Edit Profile Module. The manipulation of the field Title with script tags leads to persistent cross site scripting. The attack may be initiated…
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remotely and requires an authentication. A simple POC has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Penetration testing submits XSS payloads to web applications, detecting cross-site scripting flaws for subsequent remediation.
Validates web inputs to reject script-related content that could produce XSS.
Output validation against expected content can reject or sanitize script content in generated web pages, reducing XSS exploitability.